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Review: libconfig 1.8.2-1

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Descriptionparsing/manipulation of structured configuration files

This library features a fully reentrant parser and includes bindings for both the C and C++ programming languages. It runs on modern POSIX-compliant systems such as Linux, Solaris, and Mac OS X (Darwin), as well as on Microsoft Windows 2000/XP and later (Visual Studio or MinGW).

This library allows parsing, manipulating and writing structured configuration files.

MaintainerMohammed Bilal <rmb@debian.org>
Changed ByMohammed Bilal <rmb@debian.org>
Sponsorrmb@debian.org
Distributionexperimental
Architectureany all
VCSgit: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/libconfig.git (browse)
Popcon Installs67629
Binary NEWYes (binary-only upload)
Trackerhttps://tracker.debian.org/pkg/libconfig
Uploaded5 hours ago

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Changed-ByMohammed Bilal
Architecturesource amd64 all
Distributionexperimental
DateSun, 29 Mar 2026 11:34:58 +0000
Sourcelibconfig
Version1.8.2-1
Changelog
libconfig (1.8.2-1) experimental; urgency=medium
 .
   * New upstream version 1.8.2
     - Bump soname to 15.
   * ACK NMU by Bastian German.
   * d/watch: switch to v5.
   * d/patches: drop patches applied upstream.
   * d/s/options: ignore CRLF to CR changes.
   * d/copyright:
      - Fix lintian old-fsf-address-in-copyright-file.
      - Refresh copyright file
   * d/salsa-ci.yml: update salsa-ci.yml.
   * d/clean: remove doc/libconfig.info.
   * d/ctrl:
      - remove Rules-Requires-Root:no.
      - Bump Std-Ver to 4.7.3 (remove priority field).
.dsc
Package-Listlibconfig++-dev deb libdevel optional arch=any
libconfig++15 deb libs optional arch=any
libconfig-dev deb libdevel optional arch=any
libconfig-doc deb doc optional arch=all
libconfig15 deb libs optional arch=any
Sectionlibdevel
Priorityoptional
Componentmain
debian/copyright
Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
Upstream-Name: libconfig
Upstream-Contact: Mark A Lindner <hyperrealm@gmail.com>
Source: https://github.com/hyperrealm/libconfig

Files: *
Copyright: 2004-2023 Mark A Lindner
License: LGPL-2.1+

Files: contrib/ls-config/*
Copyright: 2013, Ɓukasz A. Grabowski <www@lucas.net.pl>
License: GPL-2+

Files: contrib/chained/*
Copyright: 2016 Richard Schubert
License: LGPL-2.1+

Files: lib/grammar.c
       lib/grammar.h
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License: GPL-3+ with Bison-2.2 exception

Files: contrib/cmake/cmake_work/cmake_uninstall.cmake.in
Copyright: 2006-2008, The FLWOR Foundation.
License: Apache-2.0

Files: aux-build/config.rpath
Copyright: 1996-2007, Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License: FSFULLR

Files: m4/ltsugar.m4
       m4/ltversion.m4
       m4/ltoptions.m4
       m4/lt~obsolete.m4
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License: FSFULLR

Files: m4/libtool.m4
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 As a special exception to the GNU General Public License,
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Files: aux-build/ltmain.sh
Copyright: 1996, Gordon Matzigkeit <gord@gnu.ai.mit.edu>
           1996-2024, Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License: GPL-2+ with Libtool exception

Files: aux-build/install-sh
Copyright: 1994, X Consortium
License: X11

Files: aux-build/texinfo.tex
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Files: debian/*
Copyright: 2006-2009, Jose Luis Tallon <jltallon@adv-solutions.net>
           2011-2013, Jonathan McCrohan <jmccrohan@gmail.com>
           2025 Mohammed Bilal <rmb@debian.org>
License: GPL-2+

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